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ACS Status / Operation ACS Press Releases Science Grism spectroscopy of UDF galaxies Mass of the MACHO-LMC-5 lens Earliest star-forming galaxies in UDF Kepler’s SNR Surviving companion star in Tycho’s SNR 1 ACS Press Releases Images Gravitational lens in ACS/WFC parallel image SN 2004dj in NGC 2403 Cat’s Eye Nebula 2 ACS Status / Operation All modes continue to operate well Preparation for two-gyro operations Anticipated science impact described in two-gyro handbook ACS/ETC updated to deal with two-gyro PSF Planning underway for test observations in Feb 2005 Electronics Preparations are underway to allow a fast electronic side switch for ACS if ever necessary 3 ACS User Support Support provided for planning of 70 proposals: 24 proposals switched from STIS 11 use SBC 15 use ACS prisms 2 use ACS grism 1 uses WFPC2 39 newly accepted 7 proposals accepted through Chandra TAC ACS SBC (FUV) and spectroscopic modes (grism/prisms) can take over some of the science from STIS No snapshots possible with ACS/SBC 4 ACS Documentation New (complete) ACS Data Handbook released New Instrument Handbook released for Cycle 14 ACS+WFPC2 newsletter (STAN) released 5 ACS Pipeline/Analysis Software MultiDrizzle implemented in ACS pipeline Works on associated data (exposures in a visit created with a recommended pattern or CR-SPLIT) Produces cosmic-ray cleaned, combined, geometrically corrected output image New STSDAS standalone release planned for Nov 2004 (will work also for e.g. WFPC2) Further improvements planned for 2005 e.g., ability to automatically register images 6 ACS Calibration Polarimetric Modes Characterized I. Introduction and status (ISR 04-09; Biretta et al.) II. The POLV filter angles (ISR 04-10; Biretta et al.) III. Astrometry of polarized stars (ISR 04-11; Kozhurina- Platais et al.) SBC dark rate measured ISR 04-14 (Cox) 7 ACS Calibration Amplifier Cross-Talk Characterized I. Description of the effect (ISR 04-12; Giavalisco) II. Using GAIN=2 to minimize the effect (ISR 04-13; Giavalisco) Geometric Distortion on HRC calibrated to 0.01 pixel ISR 04-15 (Anderson & King) 8 ACS Calibration Coronagraphic Flatfield Methodology improved ISR 04-16 (Krist et al) Calibration plan for Cycle 13 prepared and being executed Additional calibrations for spectroscopic modes and SBC are being planned, now that STIS has failed. 9 ACS Reference Files Dark/Bias creation infrastructure revised Delivered to the pipeline since 06/2004: 246 dark images 58 bias images 3 MultiDrizzle parameter tables 6 Tables with improved geometric distortion polynomials 22 higher-order geometric distortion correction images Coronagraphic spot flats and spot position tables 10 WFPC2 Press Releases Science Mass of L-dwarf binary star Images Heart of the Trifid Nebula Spiral galaxy NGC 3949 HII Regions N11 & N44 in the LMC 11 WFPC2 Support & Calibration WFPC2 continues to be supported primarily through routine calibrations (dark, bias, UV contamination, …) and user support New Instrument Handbook released for Cycle 14 Accuracy of Photometric Zeropoints was studied ISR 04-01: Heyer et al. Calibration plan for Cycle 13 prepared and being executed Time-varying geometric distortion solutions were delivered as reference files for use with MultiDrizzle 12.
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